A Temple Day Trip or More Time in Hakone?
Keep your hotel in Yokohama for harbor exhibits and Kamakura’s temples, or spend two nights in Yumoto for Hakone’s history exhibits and outdoor art museum. The Yumoto itinerary visits the museum and Gora on day two before returning to the same hotel. On the final day, you travel down through Odawara, so choose an itinerary that moves to the city the previous day if your flight is early.
Choose an itinerary for 3 days, 2 nights
Yokohama and Kamakura
Keep your hotel in Yokohama and take a day trip to Kamakura’s two temples. Visit Nippon Maru on arrival day and the port museum on your final day. Choose the final visit only if your departure is late in the afternoon.
Yokohama and Kamakura →3 days, 2 nights BTwo Nights in Hakone-Yumoto
Spend two nights in Hakone-Yumoto and visit the local history museum, Hakone Open-Air Museum, and Gora. Keep this itinerary in Hakone instead of adding Yokohama and Kamakura to the same trip.
Two Nights in Hakone-Yumoto →Yokohama and Kamakura
Keep your hotel in Yokohama and take a day trip to Kamakura’s two temples. Visit Nippon Maru on arrival day and the port museum on your final day. Choose the final visit only if your departure is late in the afternoon.
Day 1 · Nippon Maru and a Night in Yokohama
Visit Nippon Maru in Sakuragicho on arrival day. From a hotel near Yokohama Station, take JR to Sakuragicho; from a hotel near Sakuragicho Station, start the walk from the station area.
- Arriving at Haneda: your terminal → Keikyu Yokohama Station
From Terminals 1 and 2, board at Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 Station; from Terminal 3, use Haneda Airport Terminal 3 Station. Choose a direct service that stops at Yokohama. If your route requires a transfer, change for Yokohama at the station shown, such as Keikyu Kamata.
- Arriving at Narita: your terminal → JR Yokohama Station
From Terminal 1, board at Narita Airport Station; from Terminals 2 and 3, use Airport Terminal 2 Station. Choose a Narita Express (N’EX) service that stops at Yokohama. Allow separately for getting from Terminal 3 to the station. Check JR’s official information for your travel date’s service route and reserved seats.
N’EX station stopsNarita Airport rail guideJR construction and service suspensions
- JR Yokohama Station → JR Sakuragicho Station
Take a Negishi Line service that stops at Sakuragicho. If you arrived at Yokohama on Keikyu, follow the JR transfer signs. If you have already left your bags at a hotel near Sakuragicho Station, continue from the station area to the next walking route without taking this train again.
- JR Sakuragicho Station → Nippon Maru entrance
Walk about 5 minutes from the station to the ship’s admission counter, following the facility’s official access guidance. Allow separately for getting from your hotel to the station and waiting for trains.
- Nippon Maru admission counter → Finish your visit and leave the ship
The regular ship-only ticket costs ¥400. Hours are 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with last admission at 4:30 p.m. The ship closes on Mondays; when Monday is a public holiday, it opens and closes on the next weekday instead. Check your visit date’s calendar for hull maintenance and temporary closures. Explore the areas open that day and leave the ship. Skip the ship visit if you arrive late or it is closed.
- Nippon Maru and Memorial Park → Return toward Sakuragicho Station
If you choose a walk, keep it short and use only the waterfront areas open that day, then return toward Sakuragicho Station. The official station-to-facility walking estimate of about 5 minutes excludes walks and meals.
- For a hotel near Yokohama Station: JR Sakuragicho Station → JR Yokohama Station
Return on a Negishi Line service that stops at Yokohama. If your hotel is near Sakuragicho Station, skip this train and choose a meal or rest around the station.
If you arrive late or Nippon Maru is closed, skip the ship and choose a harbor walk or a meal. Check the facility’s calendar for maintenance and temporary closures on your visit date.
Day 2 · A Day Trip to Kamakura’s Two Temples
Visit Hasedera and see the Great Buddha up close in Kamakura today. Walk between the two temples, return to Hase Station, and retrace your rail route to Yokohama.
- JR Yokohama Station → JR Kamakura Station
Take a Yokosuka Line service toward Zushi or Kurihama that stops at Kamakura. If your hotel is in Sakuragicho, first take a Negishi Line service that stops at Yokohama. JR fares are extra. Leave time for train waits and transfers.
- Enoden Kamakura Station → Hase Station
Take a Fujisawa-bound service that stops at Hase. The regular adult one-way fare is ¥200; allow separately for the train wait.
- Hase Station → Hasedera entrance
Walk about 5 minutes from the station to Hasedera’s entrance.
- Hasedera entrance → Explore the grounds and leave through the main gate
Adult admission is ¥400. Admission is normally available from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with closing at 5:00 p.m. From April through June, admission continues until 5:00 p.m. and the temple closes at 5:30 p.m. Take breaks on the stairs and explore the areas open that day.
- Hasedera main gate → Kotoku-in main gate
Walk about 5 minutes to Kotoku-in’s main gate, following the official access guidance. Each temple charges its own admission fee.
- Kotoku-in main gate → See the Great Buddha and leave through the main gate
Regular adult admission is ¥300. The grounds open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. from April through September and from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from October through March. Last admission is 15 minutes before closing. The ¥50 fee to enter the Buddha is excluded from this itinerary’s subtotal. If entry is restricted or lines are long, avoid rushing to visit both temples.
- Kotoku-in main gate → Around Hase Station
Walk about 7 minutes back to the Hase Station area. If you stop for lunch, return to the same Hase Station afterward to board your train. Walking time excludes your meal and restaurant wait.
- Enoden Hase Station → Enoden Kamakura Station
Return on a Kamakura-bound train. The regular adult one-way fare is ¥200.
- JR Kamakura Station → JR Yokohama Station
Transfer from Enoden to JR and take a Yokosuka Line service toward Yokohama and Tokyo that stops at Yokohama. JR fares are extra. Leave time for train waits and transfers.
- For a hotel near Sakuragicho Station: JR Yokohama Station → JR Sakuragicho Station
Take another Negishi Line service that stops at Sakuragicho. Skip this section if your hotel is near Yokohama Station. JR fares are extra. Leave time for train waits and transfers.
Adult admission to both temples totals ¥700. If admission lines and Enoden waits are long, choose one temple, eat around Hase, and return.
Day 3 · Indoor Exhibits at Yokohama Port Museum
You can choose Yokohama Port Museum’s indoor exhibits on your final day. Visit only if you have enough time to return from Sakuragicho to Yokohama and continue to the airport.
- Your Yokohama hotel and JR Yokohama Station → JR Sakuragicho Station
After checking out, leave your bags at the same Yokohama hotel if storage is available, return to Yokohama Station, and take a JR Negishi Line service that stops at Sakuragicho. If your hotel is already near Sakuragicho Station, continue from the station area to the next walking route. Skip sightseeing if your flight is in the morning, the museum is closed, luggage storage is unavailable, or you cannot leave enough time to reach the airport.
- JR Sakuragicho Station → Yokohama Port Museum entrance
Walk about 5 minutes to the museum entrance, following the facility’s official access guidance. Travel from your hotel and train waits are extra.
- Port museum entrance → Finish your visit and leave the museum
The regular museum-only ticket costs ¥500. Hours are 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with last admission at 4:30 p.m. The museum closes on Mondays; when Monday is a public holiday, it opens and closes on the next weekday instead. Check your visit date’s calendar for maintenance and temporary closures. Since this itinerary visits the ship and museum on different days, you cannot reuse the ¥800 same-day combined ticket.
- JR Sakuragicho Station → JR Yokohama Station
If your bags are at a hotel near Sakuragicho Station, collect them first and return to the same station. Take a Negishi Line service that stops at Yokohama. If your bags are at a hotel near Yokohama Station, collect them after arrival and return to the station for your airport train. Allow separately for the hotel round trip.
- Yokohama Station → Your airport terminal
For Haneda, choose a direct or connecting Keikyu service to your terminal. For Narita, reserve an N’EX service that stops at JR Yokohama. Get off at Narita Airport Station for Terminal 1 or Airport Terminal 2 Station for Terminals 2 and 3.
Keikyu airport access guideN’EX station stopsNarita Airport rail guideJR construction and service suspensions
Admission to the port museum alone costs ¥500 and excludes entry aboard Nippon Maru. Check your visit date’s calendar for Monday and maintenance closures.
Included: Nippon Maru admission at ¥400, port museum admission at ¥500, admission to both temples totaling ¥700, and round-trip Enoden fares between Kamakura and Hase totaling ¥400. Admission alone totals ¥1,600.
Extra costs and conditions: JR, Minatomirai Line and airport train fares, limited express and seat charges, travel between stations and your hotel, luggage storage, meals, lodging, flights, separate hot-spring bathing fees, entry inside the Great Buddha, additional activities, and event-day evening garden admission.
Nippon Maru and Port Museum prices and fiscal 2026 closuresOfficial worship and access guideOfficial temple visitor informationOfficial Enoden fares
Two Nights in Hakone-Yumoto
Spend two nights in Hakone-Yumoto and visit the local history museum, Hakone Open-Air Museum, and Gora. Keep this itinerary in Hakone instead of adding Yokohama and Kamakura to the same trip.
Day 1 · Arrive in Yumoto and Visit the Local History Museum
Travel from the airport through Yokohama and Odawara to Yumoto. If time remains after arrival, visit the local history museum near the station, then return to your hot-spring hotel.
- Arriving at Haneda: your terminal → Keikyu Yokohama Station
From Terminals 1 and 2, board at Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 Station; from Terminal 3, use Haneda Airport Terminal 3 Station. Choose a direct service that stops at Yokohama. If your route requires a transfer, change for Yokohama at the station shown, such as Keikyu Kamata.
- Arriving at Narita: your terminal → JR Yokohama Station
From Terminal 1, board at Narita Airport Station; from Terminals 2 and 3, use Airport Terminal 2 Station. Choose a Narita Express (N’EX) service that stops at Yokohama. Allow separately for getting from Terminal 3 to the station. Check JR’s official information for your travel date’s service route and reserved seats.
N’EX station stopsNarita Airport rail guideJR construction and service suspensions
- JR Yokohama Station → JR Odawara Station
Take a Tokaido Line service that stops at Odawara. JR fares are extra. Leave time for train waits and transfers.
- Odawara Station → Hakone-Yumoto Station
Transfer to a Hakone Tozan Line train bound for Yumoto. The regular adult one-way fare is ¥360.
- Hakone-Yumoto Station → Hakone Town Local History Museum entrance
Walk about 5 minutes from the station to the museum entrance.
- Local history museum entrance → View the history exhibits and leave the museum
Regular adult admission is ¥300. Hours are 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., with last admission at 4:00 p.m. Check the official calendar for Wednesday, last-Monday-of-the-month, and year-end/New Year closures, along with public-holiday exceptions.
- Local history museum exit → Around Hakone-Yumoto Station
Retrace the walk toward the station, about 5 minutes. This walking estimate excludes meals and travel to your hotel.
The local history museum closes on Wednesdays, the last Monday of each month, and during the year-end and New Year period. Check official information for public-holiday exceptions and exhibition availability. If you have already arranged dinner or bathing at your hotel, shorten your visit to fit those times.
Day 2 · Hakone Open-Air Museum and Gora
Walk among outdoor sculptures and see indoor exhibits, then continue to Gora. Take the mountain railway from Yumoto to the museum and ride one more stop to Gora afterward. Return on a Yumoto-bound train from Gora.
- Hakone-Yumoto Station → Chokoku-no-Mori Station
Take a Gora-bound mountain railway train and get off at Chokoku-no-Mori. The regular one-way fare is ¥460; allow separately for the train wait.
- Chokoku-no-Mori Station → Museum entrance
Walk about 2 minutes to the museum entrance, following official access guidance.
- Museum entrance → Finish your visit and leave the museum
The subtotal uses the regular ¥2,000 same-day admission ticket. The museum opens daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with last admission at 4:30 p.m. Plan your visit around the areas open that day and your hotel return time. Choosing the regular ¥1,800 online ticket changes your actual payment from this same-day-ticket subtotal.
- Museum exit → Chokoku-no-Mori Station
Retrace the roughly 2-minute walk to the station. If you stop for lunch, return to the same station afterward. Check the restaurant’s location, hours, and wait separately.
- Chokoku-no-Mori Station → Gora Station
Ride the Gora-bound mountain railway one more stop. The regular adult one-way fare is ¥160.
- Gora Station → Yumoto Station → the same hotel
Take a Yumoto-bound train from Gora and return to your hotel (¥460). Today’s railway fares total ¥1,080; with the ¥2,000 same-day museum ticket, the subtotal is ¥3,080. It excludes the ropeway, lake circuit, and separate hot-spring visits. If the mountain railway is suspended, check official replacement transport and your hotel’s dinner time; skip the museum if the connections do not work. In peak periods, leave generous time to return to your hotel or the city instead of adding lake and ropeway sightseeing.
Official Hakone transportation guideHakone mountain railway fare tableAdmission and hours
Check the mountain railway’s service status before leaving Yumoto for the museum. If trains are suspended, check for official replacement transport before deciding to visit. Today’s museum admission and mountain railway fares exclude the ropeway, lake circuit, and separate hot-spring bathing fees.
Day 3 · A Riverside Walk Before Returning to Odawara
Travel down from Yumoto to Odawara, then continue to your next city or the airport. Choose a walk and meal around the station only if your departure allows enough time.
- Your Yumoto hotel and the station area → Hayakawa riverside walk
After checking out, take a walk along the river near the station only if you can leave your bags at the same hotel and have enough time before departure. Skip the river in rain, high water, or when access is restricted. Riverside flowers and scenery vary by season.
- Hakone-Yumoto Station → Odawara Station
If your bags are at your Yumoto hotel, collect them and return to the station. Take an Odawara-bound train. The regular adult one-way fare is ¥360. Allow separately for travel to your hotel, the train wait, and your next train transfer.
- Odawara Station → JR Yokohama Station
Take a Tokyo-bound JR Tokaido Line service that stops at Yokohama. Transfer there to Keikyu for Haneda or N’EX for Narita. JR and airport fares are excluded from this itinerary’s subtotal.
JR Tokyo-area rail mapKeikyu airport access guideN’EX station stopsJR construction and service suspensions
- Yokohama Station → Your airport terminal
For Haneda, choose a direct or connecting Keikyu service to your terminal. For Narita, reserve an N’EX service that stops at JR Yokohama. Get off at Narita Airport Station for Terminal 1 or Airport Terminal 2 Station for Terminals 2 and 3.
Keikyu airport access guideN’EX station stopsNarita Airport rail guideJR construction and service suspensions
Travel from Hakone-Yumoto down to Odawara and transfer to JR. Look up airport connections for your actual travel date, and skip final-day sightseeing if you cannot leave enough time to reach the airport.
Included: The ¥2,000 same-day Open-Air Museum ticket, local history museum admission at ¥300, round-trip Odawara–Yumoto fares totaling ¥720, and the Yumoto → Chokoku-no-Mori → Gora → Yumoto rail route totaling ¥1,080.
Extra costs and conditions: JR, Minatomirai Line and airport train fares, limited express and seat charges, travel between stations and your hotel, luggage storage, meals, lodging, flights, separate hot-spring bathing fees, entry inside the Great Buddha, additional activities, and event-day evening garden admission.
Admission and hoursHakone local history museum admission, hours, and closuresHakone mountain railway fare table
Frequently asked questions
Can I still sightsee on the last day after two nights in Yumoto?
If airport travel allows enough time, take a short walk along Yumoto’s river. The local history museum, Open-Air Museum, and Gora are scheduled for the first two days; the final day continues through Odawara to the airport. Skip the walk if your hotel stop, transfers, and airport procedures leave too little time. For a morning flight, you need a different plan that comes down from the mountains and spends the final night somewhere with easier airport access.
Official Hakone transportation guideJR Tokyo-area rail mapKeikyu airport access guideNarita Airport rail guide
Does visiting Gora after the museum cost the same as a Yumoto–museum round trip?
The route via Gora costs ¥460 from Yumoto to Chokoku-no-Mori, ¥160 from Chokoku-no-Mori to Gora, and ¥460 from Gora to Yumoto, totaling ¥1,080 in rail fares. Add the ¥2,000 same-day museum ticket for a daily subtotal of ¥3,080. This differs from the ¥920 Yumoto–Chokoku-no-Mori round trip without Gora. Meals, lodging, and travel to your hotel are extra.
Official sources and checked dates
- Official temple visitor information ·
- Official worship and access guide ·
- Admission and hours ·
- Access ·
- Official Hakone transportation guide ·
- Tourism association Yumoto riverside guide ·
- Official access guide ·
- Nippon Maru and Port Museum prices and fiscal 2026 closures ·
- Hakone local history museum access ·
- Hakone local history museum admission, hours, and closures ·
- Hakone Freepass ·
- Official Enoden fares ·
- Hakone mountain railway fare table ·
- Keikyu airport access guide ·
- N’EX station stops ·
- JR Tokyo-area rail map ·
- JR construction and service suspensions ·
- Narita Airport rail guide ·